bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 6, 2013 21:40:03 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Nov 6, 2013 21:56:24 GMT -5
hey hey those are a excellent start ! good shaping shining keep chipping away at it rock will take to some marvelous places
edMohs
do u dop?
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 6, 2013 22:04:08 GMT -5
once in college but i didnt inhale...just kidding. I crazy glued a nail on a few of those and the others free hand. I really like the free hand but jury is still out. Going to continue to play both ways. Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 6, 2013 23:53:34 GMT -5
You're off to a great start Andy! My favorites are the tri-colored Montana agates.
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Post by socalagatehound on Nov 7, 2013 0:57:50 GMT -5
Pretty good shine for a first run. My first ones looked like flat paint. Which reminds me, got to go back and redo all those ugly ones...
Nice start!!!
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cccbock
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Post by cccbock on Nov 7, 2013 5:22:21 GMT -5
Those look great....I am particularly fond of the montana agate.......I like the 6th one down too....the sahpe is nice...any idae what it is?.....
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 7, 2013 7:02:10 GMT -5
you are off to a good start. I like the Montana's the best. What kind of equipment are you cabbing on?
Chuck
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Post by orrum on Nov 7, 2013 8:14:06 GMT -5
Hey great job and remember montanas arent easy tgey show scratches easy! Keep on havin fun!!
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kaldorlon
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Post by kaldorlon on Nov 7, 2013 8:19:27 GMT -5
Nice cabs...excellent start!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 9:04:12 GMT -5
I can see a very bright future for you. Some of those have an excellent shine and the others are far from bad. WooHoo Jim
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 7, 2013 10:31:48 GMT -5
Good shape, good shine, no scratches, looks like an excellent start.
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 7, 2013 11:24:42 GMT -5
Thanks all. The community of people, past and present, on this forum provide a great source of knowledge, inspiration and encouragement. It definitely enhances this all, making it a lot more fun and interesting. MT agates and petwood are what got me into this... #1,2,6 are all from the same plume agate. They were all started using an 8" expando drum with belts and then I was gifted a Genie which I used to finish them. I recently got a leather polish pad and polished them a few more times with CO after I took these pics - really improved the shine. I need to figure out better photo process - the phone camera just doesnt cut it. My wife has good photography equipment so hopefully she will help me figure that part out. The shapes are way fun - thanks to TonyT and the drawings - had the templates cutout of metal by a local outfit using a CNC machine. Anyways - once I finish some equipment repairs I will get back at it. Thanks again for the comments and encouragement. Cheers Andy
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Post by mohs on Nov 7, 2013 21:15:18 GMT -5
right on Andy I always say its good to get into a dop habit but I didn't realize you weren't suppose to inhale I did & my dop hasn't been the same since mostly
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Post by pghram on Nov 7, 2013 22:27:29 GMT -5
Nice set, I especially like the Ob.
Rich
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